Delano is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Polk County, Tennessee
Polk County is a county located in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 17,544. Its county seat is Benton. The county was created on November 28, 1839, from parts of Bra ...
, United States. It is located near the junction of
U.S. Route 411
U.S. Route 411 (US 411) is an alternate parallel-highway associated with US 11. US 411 extends for about from US 78 in Leeds, Alabama, to US 25W/ US 70 in Newport, Tennessee. US 411 travels through no ...
,
Tennessee State Route 30
State Route 30 (SR 30) is an east-west state highway in the central and eastern portions of the U.S. state of Tennessee. It runs generally west to east, connecting McMinnville in Warren County with Parksville along the Ocoee River in Polk County. ...
and
Tennessee State Route 163 south-southwest of
Etowah. Delano has a
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...
with
ZIP code 37325, which opened on August 14, 1909.
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Delano is home to an
Old Order Mennonite
Old Order Mennonites (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania German: ) form a branch of the Mennonite tradition. Old Order Movement, Old Order are those Mennonite groups of Swiss people, Swiss German and south Germans, German heritage who pract ...
community, which operates a popular produce market. The Mennonites are under the oversight of the
Noah Hoover Old Order Mennonites of
Scottsville, Kentucky
Scottsville is a home rule-class city in Allen County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 4,226 during the 2010 U.S. Census.
History
The site along Bays Fork was settled in 1797 and developed into ...
.
[Paul Leach,]
Market Offers 'Safe and Responsible' Crops
, ''Chattanooga Times Free Press'', June 30, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
Demographics
References
Unincorporated communities in Polk County, Tennessee
Unincorporated communities in Tennessee
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